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Social-political Factors Affecting Street Children in Kenya after the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence: A Case of Street Children in Eldoret Town
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The study sought to establish the socio – political factors affecting street children in Eldoret town
after the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence (PEV) in Kenya. The study was guided by the
following three specific ...
The Relationship Between Interest Rates And Foreign Exchange Rates In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-11)
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between interest rates and
foreign exchange rates in Kenya. The study used data from June 2006 to June 2013. This
was secondary data collected from the Central ...
Acute Post-operative Pain Assessment And Management Audit In Children Aged Three To Twelve Years At Gertrude's Children's Hospital
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Background: Pain assessment and management in children continues to be a challenge.
Royal College of Nursing has published best practice standards for acute pain
assessment, while World Health Organisation has developed ...
Comparison Of The Effects Of Losartan And Enalapril On Renal Function In Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease At Kenyatta National Hospital
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-11)
Background: Chronic kidney disease is an increasing health concern associated with a high risk
of adverse outcomes. The three most common causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetes
mellitus, hypertension and glomerular ...
Factors Associated Wlth Optimal Art Adherence And Better Clinical Outcomes In Patients Enrolled At Casino Hiv Clinic Nairobi
(Universty of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Background: HIV/AIDS has been a rapidly growing public health problem in Kenya. The current
HIV prevalence in Kenya stands at 5.6%, the prevalence among women in the country is 6.9%,
compared with 4.4% among men (KAIS ...
Perception of women with ovarian cancer admitted at Kenyatta national hospital towards health care service utilization.
(University Of Nairobi, 2013-11)
Problem statement: Ovarian cancer is the third commonest cause of cancer death from
gynecologic tumors in Kenya (Cheserem 2013). Globally ovarian cancer is the ninth most
common cancer among women. It ranks fifth in ...
Acceptability and uptake of immediate post abortion insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
In Kenya, over 300000 abortions occur annually, most of which are thought to have been induced. Providing highly effective, long acting and rapidly reversible method of contraception such as an IUCD in the period immediately ...
Determination of factors contributing to patterns of antimalarial use in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Introduction: Africa currently uses Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. Patients' adherence to ACT is an important factor to ensure treatment efficacy, ...
Prevalence of poor sleep quality and high risk for Obstructive sleep Apnoea in ambulant individuals with type two Diabetes Mellitus attending outpatient clinics at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Background: There is a recognized interrelationship between sleep disturbances, insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Prevalence of sleep disturbances has been found to be higher in ...